Inclination
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Noun
Inclination (plural Inclinations)- A physical tilt or bend
- The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
- A slant or slope
- The road up to the house had a steep inclination.
- A mental tendency
- His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.
- (geometry) The angle of intersection of a reference plane
- The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body.
- Artillery must take account of a weapon's precise inclination
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Adjectives for Inclination
undue; irresistible; religious; conspicuous; matrimonial; sensual; jaunty; treacherous; particular; respectful; haughty; profound; courteous; natural; mutual.
Verbs for Inclination
acquire—; beget—; endow with—; evince —; follow—; gratify—; obviate—; oppose —; repress—; restrain—; sharpen—; smother—; stifle—; stimulate—; suppress—.
Thesaurus
a thing for, affection, affinity, aim, an ear for, an eye for, angle, angularity, animus, appetence, appetency, appetite, aptitude, aptness, ardor, attitude, azimuth, bag, bank, bearing, bend, bending, bending the knee, bent, bevel, bezel, bias, bob, bow, bowing, bowing and scraping, cant, capacity for, cascade, cast, cataract, character, choice, chosen kind, chute, collapse, comedown, command, conation, conatus, conduciveness, constitution, course, crash, craving, cup of tea, current, curtsy, debacle, decision, declension, declination, defluxion, delight, descending, descension, descent, desire, determination, diathesis, dipping the colors, direction, direction line, discretion, discrimination, disposition, down, downbend, downcome, downcurve, downfall, downflow, downgrade, downpour, downrush, downtrend, downturn, downward trend, drift, drop, dropping, druthers, eagerness, easy slope, eccentricity, enthusiasm, fall, falling, fancy, fascination, favor, favoritism, feeling for, felicity, fervor, flair, fleam, forejudgment, free choice, free will, genius for, gentle slope, genuflection, gift for, glacis, grade, gradient, grain, gravitation, hanging gardens, heading, helicline, helmsmanship, hillside, homage, idiosyncrasy, incline, inclined plane, inclining, individualism, inequality, innate aptitude, intention, interest, involvement, jaundice, jaundiced eye, kidney, kneeling, kowtow, launching ramp, lay, lean, leaning, leaning tower, liability, lie, liking, line, line of direction, line of march, list, longing, lust, make, makeup, making a leg, mental set, mettle, mind, mind-set, mold, mutual affinity, mutual attraction, nature, navigation, nepotism, nod, nodding, obeisance, objective, obsequiousness, one-sidedness, orientation, parti pris, partialism, partiality, particular choice, partisanism, partisanship, passion, penchant, personal choice, piloting, pitch, pleasure, plummeting, point, pounce, preconception, predilection, predisposition, preference, preferential treatment, prejudgment, prejudice, prepossession, presenting arms, probability, proclivity, proneness, propensity, prostration, quarter, rake, ramp, range, rapids, readiness, resolution, reverence, run, salaam, salutation, salute, scarp, scrape, sensitivity to, servility, set, sexual desire, shelving beach, side, slant, slope, soft spot, stamp, standing at attention, steep slope, steerage, steering, stiff climb, stomach, stoop, strain, streak, stripe, style, submission, submissiveness, susceptibility, swag, sway, swoop, sympathy, talus, taste, temper, temperament, tendency, tenor, thing, tilt, tilting, tip, tower of Pisa, track, trend, tropism, turn, turn for, turn of mind, twist, type, undetachment, undispassionateness, unneutrality, velleity, volition, warp, waterfall, way, weakness, will, will power, willingness, wish, zeal
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Etymology
to incline (itself from Old French encliner, from Latin inclinare) + -ation
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